Cardboard package with a food product

Abstract

The present invention relates to a single-layer cardboard package ( 1 ) for food products comprising a front panel ( 2 ), a back panel ( 3 ), four side panels ( 4 ), said front panel comprising precuts ( 5 ) defining an openable portion ( 2 a ) of the front panel and a non-openable portion ( 2 b ) of said front panel, characterized in that: (i) the non-openable portion of said front panel further comprises a locking slot ( 6 ), and (ii) a locking element ( 7 ) is fixed onto the openable portion ( 2 a ) of said front panel so as to extend its length, said element ( 7 ) comprising a tongue portion ( 8 ) to be inserted into said locking slot ( 6 ) to lock said openable portion ( 2 a ) in the closed position.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A single-layer cardboard package for food products comprising:
 a body comprising a front panel, a back panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, and a bottom panel, the front panel comprising precuts, an openable and removeable portion of the front panel, and a non-openable portion of the front panel, the non-openable portion of the front panel comprising a locking slot, the openable and removable portion defined by the precuts and an upper edge of the front panel; and 
 a separate locking element fixed onto the openable portion of the front panel so as to extend a length of the openable portion, the locking element comprising a front section comprising a tongue portion insertable into the locking slot to lock the openable portion in a closed position, the locking element comprising an extension connected to the front section to form a top panel of the package, the locking element comprising a back section connected to the extension, and the back section of the locking element overlaps the back panel of the body to attach the back section to the back panel. 
 
     
     
       2. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking element is a cardboard flat panel, and the front section is glued onto the openable and removeable portion of the front panel. 
     
     
       3. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking element has a width that is equal to a width of the front panel. 
     
     
       4. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the package includes a food product comprising a chocolate tablet. 
     
     
       5. A single layer cardboard package comprising:
 a body comprising a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel, the front panel comprising precuts, an openable and removeable portion, and a non-openable portion, the openable and removable portion defined by the precuts and an upper edge of the front panel; 
 the non-openable portion of the front panel comprising a locking slot; and 
 a separate locking element located on the openable portion and comprising a front section comprising a tongue insertable into the locking slot to lock the openable portion in a closed position, the locking element forms a top panel of the package, the locking element comprising a back section that overlaps the back panel of the body to attach the back section of the locking element to the back panel. 
 
     
     
       6. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the top panel formed by the extension is adjacent to the openable and removeable portion of the front panel. 
     
     
       7. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein one side of the top panel is positioned on the upper edge of the front panel, and an opposite side of the top panel is positioned on an upper edge of the back panel the locking element. 
     
     
       8. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking element consists of the front section, the extension and the back section. 
     
     
       9. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the extension is positioned in the locking element between the front section and the back section.